Statistics for the average country fan show that they are 45 years old with an income of $75,392. Seventy-five percent of country fans own a home (valued at $228,586), which is higher than the national average. Thirty-two percent are parents with 2.3 children and their net worth is $316,337, which is just under the national average.

The survey shows that 42 percent of the population is a country music fan, which breaks down to 95 million country music fans in the United States.

Longtime tour sponsor Martha White sent Rhonda Vincent a surprise shipment of 461 commemorative cast iron skillets to give away to fans. Which is nice, except that cast iron skillets are pretty heavy and the delivery truck was headed for Vincent’s house. Receiving the nearly one-ton shipment posed a bit of a logistical problem since semis aren’t allowed in her neighborhood and she doesn’t, to her knowledge, have a lift gate or forklift. The struts on one pickup truck were broken in the ensuing confusion.

The 1975 album Ray Wylie Hubbard and the Cowboy Twinkies will be released on CD come July 26, and Ray Wylie (commenting at That Nashville Sound) is none too pleased about it:

i did not approve the background vocals, the mix, mastering or the artwork on this record but it got out anyway. i have nothing to do with it being re-released now. it sucked then and it still sucks. if you have any shred of compassion at all in your heart for me or any musician who got screwed by some jerk in authority at a record label, then don’t buy this mistake. if you really want one, email judy@raywylie.com and she’ll show you how to get one free. thanks, ray wylie hubbard